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Merrydown ends cider production
Merrydown will stop making cider after more than 50 years of production.The company is to close its site in East Sussex at the end of the year, which will also mean it will stop making its Shloer fruit drink. It will be outsourcing...
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Parfetts to build £6m depot
Sheffield looks set to become one of the most competitive cash and carry markets in the UK.This follows the news that Parfetts is building a state-of-the-art, £6m depot on a brownfield site in the city’s Tinsley area.Rivals Batleys, Booker...
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Subway may join Somerfield
America’s biggest fast food company Subway is in talks with Somerfield about putting its sandwich offer in 100 stores.Area regional manager UK and Ireland Kevin Graham said the company was in “advanced discussions” with the food retailer. The...
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Chair of FSA resigns
The Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Sir John Krebs, is resigning.Sir John informed the Agency’s Board of his resignation at its meeting yesterday but he will remain in the post of FSA Chair until April 2005.It has also been...
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Co-op insurance will axe 2,500 jobs
Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) is to cut 2,500 jobs in the next two years.The society, part of the Co-operative group, said it was forced to make cuts because of the increasingly competitive nature of the market, according to newspaper...
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Tesco moves into China
Tesco has announced today that it has signed a JV agreement for the Hymall chain stores in China.The 50:50 agreement is between Tesco and Ting Hsin, for its wholly owned subsidiary of Ting Cao, which owns the Hymall stores. Tesco will acquire...
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Canica to sell stake in ICA AB to Ahold
Ahold has announced it has received a notice from Canica that it has exercised an option to sell its 20% stake in joint venture ICA AB.Canica has given a price indication of about E1.1bn, but Ahold does not agree on the price asked.According...
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Prince's potatoes rejected by supermarkets
Supermarkets have rejected the Prince of Wales’ potatoes from his organic farm.This follows the initial rejection of his organic carrots, which were said to be too crooked. His potatoes were not considered to be shiny enough for...
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Anger over Euro 2004 deals
A row has broken out between two brewers over extreme summer discounting in the supermarkets. The dispute comes in the wake of deals in which a bottle of beer was sold for less than a soft drink in some multiple retailers during Euro...
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Kids’ ads action ‘up to you’
Mixed response from industry as FSA Action Plan recommends voluntary approachThe Food Standards Agency has shied away from recommending a ban on advertising to children but has backed some form of health signposting on...
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Surcare additions
McBride has added a duo of fragrance and colour-free fabric conditioners to its line-up under the Surcare banner.The newcomers, which have been dermatologically tested and approved, come in standard and concentrated formats.The...
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This mad scientist advert is offensive
from Professor J Ralph Blanchfield MBE, food science, food technology and food law consultantSir; My attention has been drawn to an advertising campaign in Yeo Valley’s name with the slogan ‘Food Scientists R Not Us’.This is...
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Vodafone to cut e-top ups again
Electronic top-up margins in the Irish Republic are to be cut by Vodafone for the second time in two years in a move condemned by independent retailers’ association RGDATA.The mobile phone giant told retailers that margins on its e-top ups...
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Manufacturers call for guidance but welcome realistic approach from FSA
Food manufacturers and retailers have welcomed the FSA’s recommendations but believe there is still work to do to make food signposting work. “The good thing about any review is that industry can now sit up and listen,” said Kellogg European...
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Discounters in the ascendant
The major retailers must brace themselves for the discounters pushing into ready meals, fruit and veg and also non-food.Amy Balchin reportsReady meals, fresh produce and non-food will be the next challenges for the...
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asda’s in town
Asda opened the doors of its first town centre-located supercentre on Thursday, bringing its supercentre tally to 13. The chain invested £9.5m in refurbishing the former Sainsbury Savacentre site at the Eastgate Centre in Basildon, Essex, purchased...
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Bacardi brings Coke to a party
Bacardi and Coca-Cola are launching a co-branded party pack that is designed to compete on price with premium wine and beer. The pack contains a 200ml bottle of Bacardi – enough for about four double measures – and four 200ml contour Coke...
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The Captain sails back to mum
Captain Birds Eye is set to return to our screens in the autumn on a ‘nutrition mission’ as part of a £25m campaign for the Birds Eye brand.The Captain will be playing a pivotal role in Birds Eye’s drive to communicate its new nutritional...
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Thumbs up for Bomber take-off
Daniel Thwaites has promoted national sales operations manager Lee Williams to marketing brands manager.Williams joined the brewer in 1995 as a sales promotions executive and has also held posts such as trade marketing manager and tenanted...
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Brand loyalty is a little dusty
Household cleaners is one of the least frequently bought categories we have studied, with just over half of shoppers saying they buy once a month or less. The packs last for about a month, according to the shoppers, and the majority bought two...